Healthcare Assistant - Hertfordshire

Marie Curie Hospice, Glasgow; Ayot Green; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading end-of-life care charity in the UK seeks a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join their community team in Hertfordshire. The role focuses on providing holistic, person-centered, end-of-life care for patients in their homes. Responsibilities include monitoring patient hygiene, supporting nutritional needs, and ensuring a comfortable care environment. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a dedicated approach to patient care, ensuring the best quality of life for terminally ill patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and dedicated approach to patient care.
• Ability to provide end-of-life support effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assist with patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene.
• Observe and support nutritional needs.
• Attend to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep.
• Provide mobility support.
• Maintain a clean and orderly care environment.

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in Hertfordshire and work towards providing holistic, person‑centred, end‑of‑life care and support to people in their own homes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assist with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene
• Observe and support nutritional needs
• Attend to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep
• Provide mobility support
• Maintain a clean and orderly care environment

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end‑of‑life charity and the largest non‑NHS provider of end‑of‑life care in the UK. We are the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.

We provide free specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses while offering vital emotional support for their families, aiming to give them the best possible quality of life.